coursing
coursing Lexical Profile
coursing Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To flow or move swiftly and without obstruction along a path or channel (present participle of course).
"She felt a sudden surge of adrenaline coursing through her veins before stepping onto the stage."
To pursue or hunt game with hounds that follow by sight rather than by scent (present participle of course).
"The landowners were seen coursing hares across the open meadow with their greyhounds."
• noun
The sport or practice of pursuing game, especially hares, with greyhounds or other sighthounds that hunt by sight rather than by scent.
"Traditional hare coursing has been heavily regulated or banned in several countries due to animal welfare concerns."
In masonry and architecture, the arrangement of bricks, stones, or tiles in continuous horizontal rows or layers.
"The historic stone cottage featured irregular coursing along its exterior walls."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the verb 'course', which comes from Middle English via Old French 'cours', ultimately tracing back to the Latin 'cursus' ('a running' or 'race'), from the verb 'currere' ('to run').